Joel Byars

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Joel Byars is an award winning comedian, podcaster, and Trophy Husband. His unique clean comedy style has helped him win both the Kenan Thompson Comedy Contest and Search for the One Competition. Both of these events seek out the top clean comedians in the country. Beyond the stage, Joel has been a writer for Comedy Central, The Weather Channel, and even the author of his own book, Finding Your Funny. His podcast, Hot Breath!, has been described by NPR as “discovering the desire to be a comedian, their craft and their unifying bond found within the world of stand up comedy.” Everyone of all ages is guaranteed to laugh and learn at a Joel Byars show.

Jeremy Mesi

“A perfect mix of old school & new school, Jeremy Mesi is a polished comedian who over the past decade he has opened for Kathleen Madigan, Howie Mandel & Ron White…at places such as the Laughing Skull, The Buckhead Theatre, and in his kitchen. He is one of the producers behind the original brewery stand up show, Beer & Comedy Night which happens monthly at the SweetWater Brewing Company. Jeremy preforms hundreds of shows each year all over the globe and thinks Atlanta is the best comedy city in the world!”

Holly Ballantine

Holly Ballantine is a literal train wreck who has been charming audiences across the country with her hilarious stories of motherhood, marriage, and many near death experiences since the day Chris Rock told her she was funny. She is based in Atlanta, Georgia where she co-produces Hissy Fit Comedy and the West End Comedy Festival. She is a weekend regular at the Punchline and Laughing Skull Lounge where she was the April 2022 resident. Holly has performed at many clubs across the country and featured for Rachel Feinstein, Jessica Kirson, Nate Jackson, Leah Rudick, and many others. She’s been accepted into Big Sky Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival, 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival, Asheville Comedy Festival, Red Clay Comedy Festival, Rogue Island Comedy Festival, The Riot Comedy Festival, Cleveland Comedy Festival, and Big Pine Comedy Festival where she won a Best of Fest Award. Her writing has been featured on Buzzfeed, Netflix Family, The Chive, HuffPost and the Washington Post.

Josh Harris

Exploding onto the comedy scene, Atlanta comedian Josh Harris has experienced an impressive rise over the last few years. Hailed by Creative Loafing Magazine for “combining frat boy silliness with a trap star mentality,” his high energy performances and original material made him a semifinalist on Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes. In 2009 NBC flew him to LA to compete in the finals of the nationwide talent search Stand Up for Diversity, which showcased the country’s ten freshest comedians at The Comedy Store. In 2012 he performed a nationally televised comedy set for Bounce TV’s “Off The Chain” hosted by Rodney Perry from “The Monique Show.” In 2017 he performed a nationally televised comedy set on Trinity Broadcasting Network. In 2018 he hit viral video success garnering over 11 million views on his hilarious sketches. In 2020 Josh landed a comedy contract headlining Carnival Cruise Ships. He’s written for Cartoon Network Online, starred in a television pilot for History Channel, and in 2015 released his debut musical comedy album “I’m Here You’re Welcome.” The album debuted at #3 on the iTunes comedy Charts and hit #13 on Billboard. Tracks from his newest album “Laughs for Life” have garnered substantial airplay on SIRIUS XM’s clean comedy station “Pure Comedy.”

Sober since 2008, Josh gives all the credit to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as well as 12 step recovery, the source his peace, joy and many blessings.